☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Terry Stop

A brief investigative detention by law enforcement based on reasonable suspicion of criminal activity — permitting a limited pat-down for weapons. Less than probable cause but more than a hunch.

Category: Criminal Procedure · Source: Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968)
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